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Born in Budapest, Hungary Zsofia received her art training with an emphasis on figure drawing and sculpting from Rita Kopek’s studio in Hungary. An art-scholarship brought her to North Central College in Naperville, IL in 1994, where she earned her BA degree in art and theater in 1997. During that time, she studied fiber art at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. As a child, Zsofia learned tapestry weaving from her Mother, which is the basis of her relationship to and understanding of color, and its unique use in her work.
In 1999 she turned her full attention to painting; today she continues paint the human character. Currently she is working on series of paintings, where the characters are based on people seen during her travels and everyday life.

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